Bucknell at Cornell
Saturday, October 15, 1904 Share
Cornell beat Bucknell 24–12. It was their 10th meeting; after it, Cornell led the series 9–1.
FinalHigh 49°F, low 32°F
In the newspapers

The Washington times, Washington [D.C.], October 16, 1904, page 10
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CORNELL ELEVEN DOWNS HEAVY BUCKNELL TEAM Contest Replete With Spectacular Plays-Victors Played Straight Football. ITHACA. Oct. 15.-The most interest ing and sensational football game of the local season. was played this after aeon on Percy Field. when Cornell delsated -ae heavy Buckneu team, by the score OF q 10 H. The game was repIete with spectar lar runs and brilliant plays. lut r red by repeated fumbIlug by the neil backs Two scores securs b-cEseL were the result Of bells although tie visitors work deserved tally. Cornell made constant Eafr three ~ zen yards. but lost TLmDilLg “a dozen times do Test Their scores We ztraialt football. resuItiY entity excellent clachiT 81 amer. The LEGAL team is best developed I’m B..

The St. Louis Republic, St. Louis, Mo., October 16, 1904, page 1
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CORNELL %. BUCkNELL IT. Enables Ithnca’s Opponents to Make Two Scores. Ithaca, N. Z. Oct. I5.-Conell to-day defeated BuckneIl By 4 score OF 81 to z in a hard-fought game. Buckuell out weighed Cornell ard was able 70 gain first downs many times By smashing through the line. but on the defense failed to stop Cornslrs long uns Rice Of Cornell ran forty-hve yards for a touchdown. Five mirutes later he made a second score from the ffteen-yard line. Bucknell earned the first touchdown by hard line pounding. The second was made By Cockil picking up Cornsil.s tumble ard with q clear field running fifty-fve yards. johnson of Bucknell sustained a broken rib.

The Montgomery advertiser, Alabama, October 16, 1904, page 16
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nuckneu poyy. to CorneII. Ithaca, N. Y., Oct. 15.-CorneII today defeated Bucknell. 24 to 12. in hard fought football game. Bucknen out weighed Cornell and was able to gain first downs many times by smashing through the line. but on the defense failed to stop CornelIs long runs. Johnson of Bucknell sustained broken rib,
Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The text is the machine reading of the page, mistakes and all.
Before kickoff
Our ratings going in
Our ratings (scores only)
Cornell 69% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Bucknell–Cornell gameCornell leads 39–10 in 49 meetings, counting the 39 since this game.
| 2025 | Cornell 30, Bucknell 20 | |
| 2024 | Cornell 34, Bucknell 21 | |
| 2023 | Bucknell 21, Cornell 13 | |
| 2021 | Bucknell 21, Cornell 10 | |
| 2017 | Bucknell 26, Cornell 18 | |
| 2016 | Cornell 24, Bucknell 16 |
Around this game
Bucknell
- Next gameat Maryland A.C.Oct. 29, 1904
- SeasonBucknell in 1904
- ProgramBucknell history and records
Cornell
- Next gamevs. Franklin & MarshallOct. 22, 1904
- SeasonCornell in 1904
- ProgramCornell history and records

